Thursday 8th September 2022 at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Tina Zucco Flashbang is a play that celebrates life. A show that entertains and touches the audience from beginning to end. I had heard a lot about Proforça Theatre, so I was very excited to catch this four-hander at the Lion and... Continue Reading →
Review: ¿Rob or Rose? at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London
Monday 1st August 2022 at the Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Maygan Forbes What if the mundane every day events of your life are actually part of a deeply philosophical conversation about the workings of Chaos Theory and the existence of parallel universes? What if a simple snap of a rubber band can... Continue Reading →
Review: Sixty-Seven at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London
Saturday 11th June 2022 at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reviewer: Maygan Forbes Brilliant brilliant brilliant! Now I am a sucker for a show about women facing a quarter life crisis of some sort, and as somebody who describes herself as having an “extended quarter life crisis”, the feeling sticks. Described as “an... Continue Reading →
Interview: Tom Foreman Talks New Play “Swell”
February 2022 Following on from the success of “Big Boys”, the latest new work from Tom Foreman is “Swell” - a climate-conscious drama based on real events which follows siblings in a town decommissioned due to rising sea levels. The play runs at The Lion and Unicorn Theatre from 8-12 February, so I caught up... Continue Reading →
Interview: Tom Foreman Talks New Play “Big Boys”
Tom Foreman’s “Big Boys” is set to play The Lion and Unicorn Theatre next month (6 - 10 July 2021). As a personal play exploring the challenges of growing up, the changing nature of friendships and poor mental health in young men, there’s a lot to cover here, and cover it we do! Here, Foreman... Continue Reading →
Interview: Georgie Bailey & Hal Darling Talk ChewBoy Productions’ “Tethered”
ChewBoy Productions are back with a new show! “Tethered”, a ‘madcap caper’, is set to play The Lion and Unicorn from 20th - 24th July 2021... live and in person! I caught up with co-founders of the company Georgie Bailey and Hal Darling (also playing both roles in this two-hander) ahead of ChewBoy’s return to... Continue Reading →
Review: White Nurse at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre
Sunday 11th August 2019 at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Abby Coppard’s White Nurse looks at the familiar territory of toxic relationships and considers the implications of an individual trying to extricate herself from one dependent relationship by experimenting with another. Joe is a classic controlling manipulator. Layla is the classic manipulated woman trapped... Continue Reading →
Interview: Abby Coppard & Keira MacAlister Talk White Nurse
Just Out Theatre are heading to the Camden Fringe with White Nurse, a show which delves into experiences of breaking away from troubled relationships and the addictive nature of relationships causing more harm than good. The show plays The Lion and Unicorn Theatre 7-11th August 2019 (tickets here) so I caught up with Writer-Producer Abby... Continue Reading →
Interview: Kimberley Turford & James Easey Talk CAMP
Bitter Theatre Company are bringing an LGBTQ+ comedy to the Camden Fringe...CAMP is the equivalent of gay finishing school; it’s a piece which represents for the LGBTQ+ community and it’s a piece with inevitable political undertones. The show plays the Lion and Unicorn 21st, 22nd and 24th August (tickets here) so I caught up with... Continue Reading →
Interview: FK Co-Lab Talk The Cardboard Kitchen Project
Camden Fringe is to host an interesting work this year as FK Co-Lab bring their production The Cardboard Kitchen Project to the fringe. It’s a company which seeks to champion fair, ethical ways of producing theatre as well as the increased representation of minorities and it’s a production which explores the importance of memories, culture... Continue Reading →